Question

How did Washington, D.C., become the nation's capital?

a Thomas Jefferson selected the site because it bordered Virginia.

b George Washington selected the site because of its central location.

c Benjamin Banneker selected the site because it was easy to survey.

d George Washington selected the site because it was near Mount Vernon.

Answer 1

Non of the above.

Step-by-step explanation:

Washington D.C became the nation's capital because congress wanted to appease the pro-slave states as those states thought that congress was beign too kind to northern states and having a northern capital would be too sympathetic to anti-slave states.